If you are an older person, find out what help may be available to you from benefits, grants and other resources.

Benefits

To read more about the benefits available for older people select from the list below:

Pension Credit - If you are a woman that has reached State Pension age ora man who has reached theState Pension age of a woman born on the same day and in the same year as you.

Pension Credit is made up of two parts: a Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit . If you are on a low income, the Guarantee Pension Credit tops up your weekly income to a guaranteed level. The Savings Credit is for people who have a small amount of their own income or savings.

Basic State Pension is money paid to people who reached state pension age before 6 April 2016. If you reached state pension age on or after 6 April 2016, you may be entitled to the New State Pension.